One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.
ANDRE GIDETrust those who seek the truth but doubt those who say they have found it.
More Andre Gide Quotes
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He who wants a rose must respect her thorn.
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Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back and beginning all over again.
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I do not love men: I love what devours them.
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The truth is that as soon as we are no longer obliged to earn our living, we no longer know what to do with our life and recklessly squander it.
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We should enjoy this summer, flower by flower, as if it were to be the last one we’ll see.
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Know that joy is rarer, more difficult, and more beautiful than sadness. Once you make this all-important discovery, you must embrace joy as a moral obligation.
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The most gifted natures are perhaps also the most trembling.
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Every instant of our lives is essentially irreplaceable: you must know this in order to concentrate on life.
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Welcome everything that comes to you, but do not long for anything else.
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Trust those who seek the truth but doubt those who say they have found it.
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Please do not understand me too quickly.
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The funny thing about love is that it must continually grow or it will diminish.
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Fear of ridicule begets the worst cowardice.
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Prejudices are the props of civilization.
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Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.
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